As of 2018, fuel oil, natural gas and coal made up 79% of the Dominican energy matrix. Of this 33.2% is fuel oil No. 6; natural gas is 26.7%, a mix of natural gas and fuel oil is 7.1%, and coal is 12%. Renewables represent 14.99%, consisting of hydro 10.5%, solar 0.49%, biomass 1.2%, wind 2.8%. The data is from the Coordinating Body of the National Interconnected Electrical System (OC-SENI), dated February 2019 and reported in Listín Diario. The same report reveals that energy served in 2018 was 15,701.68 gigawatts/hour (GWh), a 2.74% increase over 2017.
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Listin Diario
24 April 2019